The temperature of the body is regulated by the hypothalamus located in the brain. The hypothalamus accomplishes this by initiating changes to skin effectors, such as muscles in hair follicles and sweat glands. This is usually a complex process. The temperature receptors detect changes in the external environment pass this information to the hypothalamus for processing. The hypothalamus also has temperature receptors that detect the changes in blood temperature. On a hot summer day, sweat glands in the inner layers of the skin secrete sweat through pores onto the surface to enhance the process of losing heat by evaporation. This process helps the body to cool. The process of secreting sweat only slows when the temperature of the body returns to normal.
Going out in the sun stimulates quite a bit of activity in the skin, especially on the hot summer day. Describe what is happening in the skin in response to sunlight.
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